Importing from Excel to InDesign
Hi Everyone, I want to design and print envelopes at home for client greeting cards and I feel like there must be a way to import data from a spreadsheet into text fields in InDesign. Maybe a GREP...
View ArticleMoving from Illustrator to Affinity Designer?
Anyone have any luck with this? In my graphic design course we were taught illustrator, but due to my general dislike of adobe I meant to move off their products and affinity always seemed promising...
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Adobe to discontinue Creative Cloud Synced files
If you are a Personal User of Adobe CC this is for you (ie not part of an Enterprise or Teams account): Creative Cloud Synced files are being discontinued. Starting February 1, 2024, Adobe will begin...
View ArticleAnyone have experience with Topaz Lab's products?
I was looking at Photo AI from Topaz labs as a possible solution for enhancing less-than-ideal images I get from clients. Does anyone have experience with this app? I’m wondering how well it works in...
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A free web-based alternative to After effects
Hi there, I’m working on a free web-based alternative to After Effects (much simpler of course, but covering the basics). It aims to become a credible alternative to paid motion design softwares, like...
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Image darkenes when I put it in InDesign
I have this image that I want to place in an InDesign document: But when I place it in an InDesign document, the image darkens: How can I avoid this? 8 posts - 5 participants Read full topic
View ArticleYour own 3D parametric modeler FreeCAD
Freedom to build what you want FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by...
View ArticleSatellite Images
Does anyone have experience and/or recommendations for good websites to get satellite imagery from? I am working on a project for a developer, and I need a high res image without labels or tags. I did...
View ArticleHelp With Figma?
Hello fellow designers! I’ve been taking some UX courses online and in the course they taught the basics of how to use figma to set up wire frames. I’ve been inspired to try to build my own website...
View ArticleViewing EPS file thumbnails in Windows
Hi everyone, I’m new here, I found the board yesterday. I did a search for all the terms I could think of (and on google too) but couldn’t find the answer. I am getting a bachelor’s in graphic design...
View ArticleSource for older CorelDraw Graphics Suite for Mac
I am on an older Mac mini OS 10.13.6 and looking for sources for CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2019 or any version that will run on this OS. Thank you in advance for any, and all, help. John H 2 posts - 2...
View ArticleOnyx Thrive Rip software
Hey all I’m in my first professional design job and getting to print on black vinyl is a struggle. Ik about spot color and over print white and flood white but im still learning it. Ut what im trying...
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Placing an Anchored Object Under Text in ID?
How can I set the object under the text? 28 posts - 7 participants Read full topic
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InDesign placing a cutout from Photoshop HELP!
I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me with my Indesign dilemma. Currently working on a magazine for print on InDesign and having a problem pop-up where I’ll go to place a high res image I...
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Got bleach?
There is really something horrific about this splash image (It’s a function of Adobe Express.) There is just so much wrong here, you could do a whole design class lecture on it. 1 post - 1 participant...
View ArticleCanva has bought Affinity!
It seems Canva has bought Affinity. Shame. I had high hopes. 21 posts - 9 participants Read full topic
View ArticleInDesign Stylesheets
This isn’t a major issue, but I’d still like to figure it out. I have a newsletter that I work on. I have a lot of paragraph styles created. When I am working on an issue, I typically have two ID...
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Adobe Geniune Service Alert
The next annoying thing from Adobe is they’ve deployed their “Genuine Service” software to annoy the crap out of you if you happen to have an old version of software on your computer (and by old I...
View ArticleOS 14.5 dropped update - hold on to your Adobe Hat
I’m guessing updating to 14.5 will render Adobe software useless. Now I have to put up with a Software Update reminder on the OS for eternity, cos I’m not moving off 14.4.1 until I see how folks are...
View ArticleHow can I create a .csh group using Illustrator?
Hi, Everyone, Introduce myself Darshan Hiranandani, I’m currently working on creating a .csh group using Illustrator. Does anyone have experience with this or suggestions on how to accomplish it? Any...
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